Papua New Guinea – ADMA Meeting

05 November 2019

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - November 2019 - On 2 November, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA), a day of meetings for the members of the association was held at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians. The event, organized by Fr Joseph Tinh, SDB, Provincial Delegate of ADMA, with the assistance of "300 Youth for Mary", the local youth group of the ADMA, saw the participation of over 165 people. The day began with the welcome of Fr Dominic Kachira, Vicar of the Vice Province of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (PGS), who encouraged the members to spread devotion to Mary. Fr Ambrose Pereira, SDB, Secretary of the Catholic Episcopal Conference for Communications and Youth, gave the opening speech on "Mary Help of Christians in the life of the faithful". In the second session, Fr Alfred Maravilla, PGS Provincial, presented the historical background on the Marian title "Help of Christians" and, above all, on the objectives of ADMA. In the afternoon, several groups of young people presented moments of music and dance, interspersed with different testimonies.

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